satiric
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A handy example of the latter is Daniel Mason’s satiric charmer “Country People.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
She is joined, yet again, by Courteney Cox’s intrusive newscaster, Gale Weathers, who is in all seven films and is meant to serve as a satiric commentary on journalism’s obsession with blood and gore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
But the tone is often more satiric than somber, Park highlighting Man-su’s foibles and insecurities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
While it doesn’t share that series’ satiric humor, it is a solid mystery-thriller that Thompson’s jaded Zoë Boehm and Wilson’s tremulous but tough Sarah Tucker lift into the revelatory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
All this in a satiric vein, naturally, since Morgenstern hated royalty more even than doctors.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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